This fall has been a roller coaster ride of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) news: First, courts struck down several projects FERC had approved, and which we had protested, and ordered them not just to reconsider, but to re-do the whole permitting process on them; Then, we took those demands to the September FERC meeting …
Are you freaking kidding me?! The New York Times, the newspaper of record, is hosting a fancy event for Climate Week in New York City this year. Invited guests include the people you’d expect like White House senior climate advisor Ali Zaidi, and EPA Secretary Michael Regan. But they’ve also invited Project 2025 author, Heritage …
What a blast! We had an amazing action at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) this morning. You can read the whole story in our press release, which includes a link to loads more photos and videos, or watch a whole LONG livestream from outside with lots of speakers and blockades and more. But for …
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Last Spring, New York’s legislature passed a groundbreaking bill to make Big Oil pay for climate damages. The Climate Change Superfund Act (S.2129B and A.3351B) would force fossil fuel companies to pay their fair share for climate damages in New York State. But Governor Hochul refuses to sign the bill to make Big Oil pay, …
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Check it out! Our Citi Standoff action was featured on Democracy Now. Check out the full segment below or on our social media! View this post on Instagram A post shared by 198 methods (@198methods) For months we’ve taken action at Citi to demand they stop financing fossil fuels. Our action in June with Gulf …
We told you a few weeks ago about our plan to attend the September 19 meeting of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and shut down this rubber stamping agency at a critical moment for our climate and the US fossil fuel export industry. In case you missed our planning call last week, here’s an …
It’s been an amazing summer of action to stop Citi and the big banks funding climate chaos and the fossil fuel corporations powering the crisis. And now our last (for now) official action is coming up on Thursday, September 5. Whether you’ve danced, dressed up as an orca, taken action at the doors of Citi …
Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Youth are asking you to join them in calling the White House to Shut Down the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). The Biden-Harris Administration’s Army Corps of Engineers has the opportunity to do the right thing by immediately shutting down the DAPL and revoking all permits. Taking clear action to Shut …
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For the past 12 weeks, we’ve been telling you about the Summer of Heat on Wall Street where we’re taking action to end the finance of fossil fuels. All kinds of people have taken action at the global headquarters of Citibank, the largest funder of fossil fuel expansion. So far, nearly 500 people have been …
Last Spring, we fought to UnFrack FERC (the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) and the Fall of FERC in September is our chance to end this imperial outpost of fossil fuels. With grassroots movements escalating against fossil fuels and federal Courts finally validating our arguments and issuing real consequences for FERC’s failures – is this the …